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From The History Department: “Special Forces” – The Big Picture 1962

“Distinguished motion picture, stage, and television star, Mr. Henry Fonda, is the host-narrator for this issue of THE BIG PICTURE – which turns its attention to the soldiers of the Special Forces.” “From the rigorous, demanding training at the Special Warfare Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to an exciting Special...

COMING SOON: Delta OL 3.0 Cold Weather Ensemble from UF PRO

UF PRO first designed and built a cold weather clothing system for a military customer 12 years ago.  Later on, they developed the first generation of their Delta OL system which was adopted by the German Special Forces.  I sure wish we’d had this gear when we did Arctic Warfare...

Ultralight All-Weather Uniform Set from BE-X Combat Gear

Under their professional milspec brand ‘FronTier One’, BE-X Combat Gear has released their new ultralight, windproof, water resistant, uniform set in PenCott® GreenZone® camouflage. All items in this set are made from genuine US MilSpec 50D polyester fabric with a durable water resistant finish – this is the exact same...

Product Video: Hurricane® chest-rig from Direct Action®

As its namesake was for the RAF during the Battle of Britain, the HURRICANE® chest rig is the workhorse of the DIRECT ACTION® line. The HURRICANE® is a split front, full size, hybrid chest rig with fixed, integral magazine pouches for maximum weight reduction.  The HURRICANE® can be used in...

Black Friday Sales

We’re a bit late in getting this posted, but there’s still plenty of time to take advantage of these great deals that our friends have shared with us… Happy shopping!

Introducing the Edge Hydration Pack from Agilite Gear

The Edge is a new 3 liter tactical hydration pack Made in Israel from mil spec materials and hardware by Agilite Gear. It is designed to attach to virtually any modular plate carrier using Agilite’s new MOLLE Hydration Attach Straps, although it can be worn independent using Agilite’s K Series Shoulder...

A new ‘wildcat’ cartridge for the US Military?

“The United States military has a long history of adopting so-called wildcat calibers from the civilian world. Hell, the 5.56mm round that fills every M249 belt and M16 magazine has its origins as an experimental varmint round for civilian hunters — the .222 Remington Magnum.” The rounds pictured above may soon...

Airsoft Gas-Blow-Back G43 Replica Coming From Shoei Japan!

Chances are, you’ll never find (or be able to afford) a genuine real-steel Gewehr Model 1943 (G43) – sometimes known as ‘the German Garand’ – but unless you have a fat stack in your wallet or a high credit limit, you might struggle to afford to buy one of these...

From The Archives: U.S. Army Cold Weather and Mountain Warfare School

“Deep in the heart of the Alaskan wilderness, a picked group of soldiers climbs the rugged peaks and glaciers of the far north. These are soldiers of the United States Army attending a unique school -a tough, rough, demanding school specializing in equipping troops to live and fight under Arctic...